Freedomhall at an Ian Starke clinic See Freedom's page for a slideshow of him jumping!

Welcome to
Dogwood Sport Horses

Our Breeding Focus - Our focus is strictly on the quality of the horse as an individual and not so much about breed or Registry. The horse stands on its own merits and a top pedigree is a plus. Temperament and trainability are on the top of our list; correct conformation is essential for balance, soundness, and movement. Pedigrees are important because they give us a basis to judge the possible qualities of the offspring.

We enjoy our pedigree homework for a particular stallion and the successes of his offspring. The Europeans have done a tremendous job of documenting the proven attributes of their horses and this gives us an edge on making breeding decisions. Some traits have proven to be highly inheritable and this is very important.

Announcing our colt by Moorlands Totilas - Totil Hit!!! 
He's five days old in this picture.

Moorlands Totilas X Stellar Hit
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See more pictures of our new Totilas foal on Our Mares and Foals page.

Oldenburg Inspection, 2009 - Both foals, Quintessential Hit (Quaterback X Stellar Hit) and Serengetti (Starlight X Wochenshow), received Premium Foal and Foal of Distinction award. In addition, both Stellar Hit and Wochenshow are Premium mares and received "Mare of Distinction" awards.   It was an unusual opportunity for the Oldenburg inspectors to have three generations in one inspection.

Click here for the Youtube video of Quintessential Hit (aka Tebow).

SESA Breed Show at the Olympic Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia, July 22, 2006 - Stellar Hit won the Reserve Grand Champion of the show with a score of 84.2% - Young Horse Championship! More about "Stella">

This is our Sandro Hit daughter checked in foal to Moorland's Totilas for a May 6, 2012 foal. Pictures taken in the evening, low light. They don't do her justice. Click on images for a larger view.
Read the article about Totilas in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) - Defying Neigh-Sayers, a New Star Hoofs It Onto the World Stage

We put strong emphasis on our broodmares and their temperament, pedigree and movement is as important as the stallion! We objectively evaluate our mares and make stallion selections that best compliment that mare. It is critical to honestly evaluate your mare and make breeding decisions that are realistic. I learned many years ago that you cannot breed an average mare and expect a stallion to contribute more than 50% of the outcome.

Some stallions are pre-potent in certain areas but it's not good business to take risks breeding an animal that will always be average unless you are breeding for emotional reasons and personal attachments to a mare and want to reproduce that characteristic you admire.

Although the stud fee is part of a breeding decision, it is probably the smallest part. Our goal is to improve with every generation and if the mare is well matched, my expectation is that she will produce better than herself.

Below is Wolkenshow (aka Willow) Oldenburg by Wolkentanz II (Weltmeyer) out of a Donnerhall daughter ( by Pik Bube I). She is a Premium mare imported from Germany.

Willow is in foal for April 2009 to Rick Rockefeller-Silvia’s Dream Street stallion, Starlight, who won the 2008 Grand Championship at Dressage at Devon.